The National Interest
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:34
Al Qaeda and its affiliates have been back in the news as of late due to high-profile attacks like the one on the shopping mall in Nairobi, as well as revelations of internal meetings and anticipatory Western actions like the closing of many U.S. embassies. These and similar incidents have led many to speak of a resurgence of the terror threat the Western world faces, with some going so far as to suggest that Al Qaeda has never posed a bigger threat to the West than it currently does.
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 00:00
Beyond the potential for injustice and tragic mistakes, a surge in vigilantism is inherently a worrisome sign of a dysfunctional political system
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 00:00
The conflict may be ripe now in a way it was not in Pastrana's time, because both sides are more fed up than before with continuation of the war.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 00:00
One just hopes that Washington does not escalate matters by having the deadly Predators launch missiles to take out a reputed drug lord.
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 00:00
The interesting question is why officials seem to zero-in on one gang of traffickers, while devoting less attention-sometimes much less attention-to certain competitors.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
The growing debate in Mexico about the drug war has important implications for the United States.
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 00:00
Russia must also back away from provocative actions it is taking in America’s backyard
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
The only effective strategy is to defund the drug cartels, and the only way to do that is to eliminate the multi-billion-dollar profit caused by the drug trade's black-market status
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The agency is simply grasping at straws to “prove” that the nearly four-decades-old effort to shut off the supply of illegal drugs is finally working